FBI Investigation into Archive.today: Subpoena Issued for Site Operator Information
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Summary
The FBI is investigating Archive.is (Archive.today), having issued a subpoena to its domain registrar for information about the site's operator as part of a federal criminal investigation. The site, launched in 2012 by someone using the name Denis Petrov, allows users to save web page snapshots, making it valuable for content preservation but also potentially usable for preserving illegal content. The investigation follows pressure from anti-CSAM groups demanding DNS blocking of the site.
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· 5 pulledThe FBI has been investigating Archive.is (also known as Archive.today), as was recently revealed.
The agency issued a subpoena to the site's domain registrar, asking for information about the person behind it, citing a 'federal criminal investigation.'
Archive.is was launched in 2012 by someone using the name Denis Petrov — though whether that's their real identity remains unclear.
The site lets users save 'snapshots' of web pages by submitting URLs, which makes it a valuable tool for preserving content that might otherwise disappear.
Some time ago, we were contacted by a group fighting against online CSAM, demanding that AdGuard DNS blocks the Archive.today website.
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